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Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
• Cardiac surgery ... catheterization • Thoracic ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... Dissection #diagnosis #management
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Diagnosis and Management ... duodenum Clinical Signs ... • Should be on differential ... • Secondary AEF ... Management: SURGERY
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
progressive decline → Secondary ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... objective evidence of neurologic ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #treatment
This is a suprasternal notch view demonstrating an aortic flap in a patient with a Stanford
Stanford Type B thoracic ... allowed the CV surgeon ... the confirmatory CTA ... and standard treatment ... with suspicious signs
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Causes of Secondary ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta ... Neurologic disorders
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
Symptoms and Signs ... common symptoms and signs ... , and, rarely, secondary ... of anesthesia, surgery ... and then surgery
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... - Peek sign ... Drugs, infection, surgery ... Gravis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
and Headache - Differential ... - Miosis Secondary ... meningeal irritation signs ... Trochlear headache • CNS ... ophthalmology #Neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
, cervical and thoracic ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Arthritis, AS Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms